Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul

The Sensation of Jazz

Sen·sa·tion is a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body. Like we've established previously, Jazz is not only an aural phenomenon but it excites the physical senses as well. When you hear a certain song you get goose bumps or maybe the hair stands up on the back of your neck. That's the tangible  manifestation of the music. Relax, as we lay the hands of Jazz on you with another offering of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!

 

Track List - Set 1

Anesha Brichett - Real

Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch is Gold

Boney James f/Kenny Lattimore - Be Here

Gabriela Anders - Wanting

Pete Belasco - Hurry Hurry

Sting - Shape of My Heart

Braxton Cook - For More

Chris Botti f/Jill Scott - Good Morning Heartache

Marlena Shaw - Go Away Little Boy

Earth, Wind, and Fire and Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess

 

Track List - Set 2

Najee and Will Downing - 3AM

Najee f/Kenny Lattimore - Better

Ashleigh Smith - In the Rain

Donald Byrd and the Black Byrds - Dominoes

Meshell Ndegeocello - Mary Magdalene

Doobie Powell and Frank McComb - Better

Conya Doss and B. Golden - Wishful Thinking

Classic Cocktail - Michael Franks - Tiger in the Rain

Moonchild - Cure

Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle

Sade - Maureen

 

The Resplendence of Jazz

Jazz is an absolutely brilliant art form that was actually born out of the harsh realities of the black human condition in American history. African American musicians found their solace in audible melodic expression that captured the intensity of every moment of pain, passion, and promise. This is the reason that the music and the culture of Jazz are so resilient. We venture into this dimension with this episode of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Nancy Wilson - Save Your Love For Me

Michael Franks - Lady Wants to Know

Kenny G - Bossa Antigua

Gabriela Anders - Fire of Love

Chris Standring - Liquid Soul

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit

Castella - I Miss You

Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Make You Feel

Charles Earlund - More Today Than Yesterday

Kim Waters - Stay Together

Paul Brown - White Sand

Track List - Set 2

Robert Glasper - Tell Me A Bedtime Story 

Herbie Hancock - Steppin' In It

EST - Tuesday Wonderland

Eric Essix - Caravan Of Love

Hill St. Soul - Baby Come Over

Mike Phillips f/Brian McKnight - Watching You

Classic Cocktail - Patrice Rushen - You Remind Me

Gerald Albright - In The Morning

Johnny Britt - Let's Get Down Tonight

Najee f/James Lloyd - Jannah 

The Tranquility of Jazz

Close your eyes..............sit back, lay back, kick back, or lean back. Listen to the music and experience the Equanimity of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Althea Rene - My Summer Love

Bobby Humphrey - Harlem River Drive

Brian Culbertson - Dreams

Jeffrey Dennis f/Ashley Jay - Inside

Pat Metheny - See the World

Smooth Jazz Plays I Like It

Daley f/Marsha Ambrosius - Alone Together

Gregory Porter - It's Probably Me

Marcus Miller - Blast

Norman Brown - After the Storm

Track List - Set 2

Avishai Cohen - Lo Baiom Velo Balyla

Dan Sigel - This Time Around

Eric Roberson f/Lalah Hathaway - Dealing

Boney James - Missing You

Najee f/Will Downing - 3AM

Streetwize - Read Your Mind

Charlie $tardom - Up

Classic Cocktail - Mandrill - Fencewalk

Mike Phillips f/Brian McKnight - Watching You

Jahmal Nichols f/Mavis Swan Poole and Federico Revia - Kemet

 

The Sensuality of Jazz

The definition of Sensual is, "relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure." Jazz is a sexual experience! In fact, the word Jazz originally derives from the word "Jism" which was synonymous with the action of sexual ecstasy! Simply, if you have never made love to Jazz........what are you waiting for?!! Here's your sound track for the next two hours....Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul

Tack List - Set 1

Boney James - Nothin' But Love

Brian Simpson & Jonathan Butler - Wherever You Go  

Snarky Puppy - Grown Folks

Chris Standring - Ain't Mad Atcha

The Tommy Flanigan Trio - Angel Eyes

Richard Elliot - Summer Madness

Najee - Spectrum

Jordan Rakei - Alright

Gregory Porter - Wind Song

Marion Meadows - Wishing On A Star

Norman Brown - Together At Last

Track List - Set 2

Yebba - Distance

Eric Essex - I Once Had Your Lovin'

BWB - Mercy Mercy Mercy

Diana Krall - Operator (That's not The Way It Feels)

Gerald Albright & Norman Brown - Champagne Life

Ashleigh Smith - In The Rain

Selina Albright - Holding On

Classic Cocktail - Hiroshima - One Wish

Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces

Aston Grey Project - Angel

Jesus Tamames - Summer Groove

Chris Botti - Indian Summer

Esperanza Spalding - Black Gold

The Ebullience of Jazz

Ebullience is just a fancy word that means, "the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance." No matter what head-space you're in, Jazz makes you feel better.......it is a proven scientific fact! A lot of what we're dealing with in life, particularly during this pandemic, does not call for medication, but it takes meditation to cope. That's what Jazz is, a musical prescription that will heal the mind, body, and soul!!

Track List - Set 1

Johnny Britt - Let's Get Down Tonight

Cindy Bradley - Massive Transit

Eric Marienthal - Lucky Southern

Aston Grey Project - Angel

Tom Misch - Sunshine

Tony Momrelle - I Can't Live Without You

Boney James - Nuthin' But Love

Donald Byrd - Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)

Dee Lucas - Morning After

Althea Rene - Secret Smile

Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Memories of You

Track List - Set 2

Gerald Albright & Norman Brown - Champagne Life

Jaleel Shaw - Flight

Gretchen Parlato - Weak

Eric Essix - For The Love Of You

Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch Is Gold

Bilal - Queen of Sanity

Classic Cocktail - Eddie Harris - Cold Duck Time

Al Jarreau - Could You Believe

Ronny Jordan - Heaven

Mac Ayers - Calvin's Joint

  

The Blessing of Jazz

I truly feel blessed to have Jazz in my life. It is like having a best friend that understands you better than anyone else; knows what to say, knows when silence is best, and can give you advice that challenges you to be the best you can be. The music has a tendency to shape itself to your heart and your soul. Get ready to be blessed by Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Kirk Whalum - Desperately 

Incognito - Life Ain't Nothing But a Good Thing

Deborah Bond - Time

Boney James - Missing You

Christian Scott - Eraser

Smooth Jazz Plays - My Cherrie Amour

Stanley Clarke & George Duke - Wild Dog

Kendrick Scott Oracle - Apollo

Aston Grey Project - Here With You

Grover Washington Jr. - Inner City Blues

Track List - Set 2

Doobie Powell & Frank McComb - Better

Dave Koz - I'm Waiting For You

Najee f/Will Downing - 3AM

Gregory Porter - No Love Dying

Jeffrey Dennis f/Anesha Brichett - Real

Herbie Hancock - Palm Grease

Jarrod Lawson - Be The Change

Classic Cocktail - Marvin Gaye - Right On

Manu Katche - Cry of Passion

Robert Glasper/SIR, B. Kelly, Song Bird - All I Do

The Superbness of Jazz

Jazz music is an excellent way to express ones feelings or an even more superb way to feel your expressions. When you experience the world according to Jazz it all just seems to make more sense. There is a song, an improvisation, a melody that seems to unravel the most complex issues in your soul. How does it happen? I don't think anyone truly has the answer. Why does it happen? Because that's the way the Universe intended it to be........

Track List - Set 1

Candy Dulfer - For the Love of You

Dee Lucas - Morning After

Al Jarreau - Rainbow in Your Eyes

Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile

Conya Doss f/B. Golden - Wishful Thinking

Lee Ritenour & Gerald Albright - All This Love

Gary Burton - Question and Answer

Wayman Tisdale - Way Up

Mike Phillips - Will You Stick With Me

Paul Brown - White Sand

Pat Metheny - To The End of The World

Track List - Set 2

Rick Braun - Kisses in the Rain

Russ Freeman - Jamaican Nights

Rachelle Ferrell -Satisfaction Guaranteed

Ray Obiedo - Never

Intuit - Bubblin' Jam

Classic Cocktail - Kenny G - Sade

Najee - 3AM

Chris Standring - Liquid Soul

Dan Siegel - This Time Around

Pau Hardcastle - Lost Summer

The Splendor of Jazz

Splendor speaks of the magnificence of something, and Jazz, in all of its grandeur, seems to span the spectrum of the most simple to the most complex of emotions. As an old gospel hymn says, "It reaches to the highest mountain, and flows to the lowest valley." Jazz is omnipresent, resplendent, and imposing all at the same time. So settle in for the superb sounds of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Norman Brown - Too High

Russ Freeman - Jamaica Heights

Tom Misch - Follow

Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It

Al Jarreau - One Good Turn

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Riviera Paradise

Snake Hips - On And On

Boney James - Nothing But Love

Conya Doss - What I'd Do

Track List - Set 2

Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch Is Gold

Brian Culbertson - Come On Up

The Tony Monaco Trio - Katrina's Prayer

Mike Phillips f/Jill Scott - Street Life

Moonchild - Winter Breeze

Pete Belasco - Without Within

Robert Glasper f/Meshell Ndegeocello & H.E.R. - Better Than I Imagined

Classic Cocktail - John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Pat Metheny - Here To Stay

Rachel Z Trio - On  The Milky Way Express

Ronnie Jordan - In Full Swing

 

 

 

  

The Glory of Jazz

"Glory" seems to be a powerfully exalted word to affix to Jazz, but it's definition is: Magnificence or Great Beauty. If you think about the magnitude of the music and it's ability to frame a moment in time and capture the beauty and pain, the wonderment leaves you in awe of the pure Grandeur of Jazz. We bring you, in all of it's Glory, Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Najee f/Will Downing - 3A.M.

Nick Colionne - It's Been Too Long

Al Jarreau - Aladdin's Lamp

Bobby Caldwell and Michael Lington - Tell It Like It Is

Chris Botti f/Jill Scott - Good Morning Heartache

James "P.J." Spraggins - Nocturnal Drive

Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It

Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Paul Taylor - On The Move

Kirk Whalum - Over The Rainbow

Sade - Keep Looking

Track List - Set 2

Avishai Cohen - One For Mark

Nathan East - Yesterday

Meshell Ndegeocello - Outside Your Door

Stanley Clarke - Lost In Thought

Mike Phillips - Baby Calls

Robert Glasper - Enoch's Meditation

Classic Cocktail - Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto

Justin Ward - Best Part

 

 

The Swagg of Jazz

There is a certain kind of Je ne sais quoi associated with one's relationship with Jazz. It was once believed that only the coolest, hippest, most sophisticated, and most culture rich people listened to, and embraced, the genre. And guess what? You Still do! So here's to seizing your Jazz Swagg with a little Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Robert Glasper Experiment - Tell Me a Bedtime Story

Roy Ayers - The Third Eye

Nicholas Payton - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

Nathan Mitchell f/ Tony Terry - Affirmation

Byron Miller - Apples and Oranges

Jannah w/ James Lloyd 

Conya Doss - Love's Not

Brian Tarquin - Midnight Blue

Dee Lucas - Love Saw It

Track List - Set 2

Tom Misch f/ Goldlink - Lost in Paris

Kirk Whalum - Now 'Til Forever

Snarky Puppy - Grown Folks

Eric Darius - Tweedleydoo

Tony Momrelle f/Maysa - We Had Searched for Heaven

Fostina Dixon - The Best is Yet to Come

Gregory Porter - On My Way to Harlem

Classic Cocktail - Herbie Hancock Rockit

Ragan Whiteside - J.J.'s Strut

Zo! f/Dornik - Lifelines

Cindy Bradley - Massive Transit

Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then